Emergence of intense suicidal preoccupation during fluoxetine treatment.
Six depressed patients free of recent serious suicidal ideation developed intense, violent suicidal preoccupation after 2-7 weeks of fluoxetine treatment. This state persisted for as little as 3 days to as long as 3 months after discontinuation of fluoxetine. None of these patients had ever experienced a similar state during treatment with any other psychotropic drug.
Teicher
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Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, MA.
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Cole
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D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013405:Suicide; D013997:Time Factors
D008996:Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors; D005473:Fluoxetine